Chapter 613 "Devon's Little Cup" Program

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Cluup——

In the quiet room, only the lollipop in the mouth of Miss Q, who was lying on the sofa, made an inescapable sound.

It will take a while.

Seeing the position next to her being patted, she gestured for Natsu to sit down.

Seeing Natsu sitting right on the couch across from her.

Seeing Natsu's expressionless face, Miss Q looked suspiciously at her feet and then at her clothes.

That's right, wearing black silk and off-the-shoulder clothing.

When she looked up again, she saw Natsu's slightly playful smile.

Suddenly gasped and said in a humorous tone: "Is i so unattractive?"

The corners of Natsu's mouth twitched.

It's always easy to assume all men are the same, no matter how big fishnet socks you wear, let's see and never do that.

Is it really that easy to think one of the top seats in the Hunter's Guild?

Natsu just caressed the fur of the Eevee in his arms, soft and silky.

"Eevv~~"

Eevee lifted a leg and pressed it into Natsu's palm to stop touching her.

'Sesaaak~~"

"cough cough."

Natsu withdrew his gaze and looked at Eevee apologetically.

"Is it out already?" he asked.

Club--

Miss Q took out a lollipop and said nodding: "Almost, just wait for the final notification."

Staring at Natsu with interest, she continued.

"You did a good job this time, you didn't finish the two people."

The corner of Natsu's mouth turned up, "Last time you pushed two dolls, This time, there are three more people in the top position, two of them are still from Tom Ritchie, and the remaining five top seats, including you, only three people have profited, and two people came back empty-handed, you think they are the most hostile Who?

The six people in the top seat, although they all agreed that Tom Ritchie was unsightly, they held each other down and didn't bring things to the fore.

Except for Miss Q, who was almost killed by a sneak attack last time, everyone has the mentality of creating stumbling blocks in secret, but who wants to be first?

It is precisely because of this mentality that Tom Ritchie has become more and more fluid.

But this time.

At least the top two seats were missed, which no doubt magnified their conflict with Tom Ritchie.

It would be troublesome if Natsu defeated all of his competitors, and he was worried that he would end up being everyone's target.

It's just not worth it.

That's why he didn't do that.

Miss Q clearly saw this.

Not only her, but the other top seats saw it.

What can be seen is what can be seen, and the real benefits are the real benefits.

Everyone is human.

Of course, Tom Ritchie is preparing to take all three places, and of course she is also doing this preparation.

But now that Natsu has taken one, it is estimated that he will feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.

this wave.

It not only disgusts the enemy, but also interferes with the grass, and completes the task, killing three birds with one stone.

"Easy to talk to smart people." Miss Q said with a smile.

Her pair of eyes are even more seductive, coupled with the charm of a mole at the corner of her left eye, tsk tsk

"Have you decided which character to choose?" Miss Q looked at Natsu with her head sideways and asked with a smile.

"Are there any other options?"

"It depends, in most cases there is no choice."

Natsu shrugged.

Saying it means not saying it.

"For the time being, it shouldn't be assigning you an area of ​​responsibility. Do you have a place you want to go? In the Sinnoh Region, I'll see if I can create a place for you to practice your skills and..."

"Hearthome City." Natsu said cutting off without thinking.

Hearing this, Miss Q glared at him angrily, and continued "You can choose."

Although the Hearthome City wasn't the biggest and best city in the Sinnoh Region.

But it is the happiest city in the Sinnoh Region.

Many families prefer to live in the Hearthome City, not in Jubilife City which is full of technology but with great pressures of life, or in Sunyshore City which is a port city with a relatively large population flow. Hearthome City can be considered as the top three cities in the Sinnoh Region.

And.

Over the years, the Sinnoh Alliance has never diminished its efforts in the construction of Hearthome City.

Turbinn venue the largest contest in the Sinnoh Region, various Pokémon fan clubs, Pokémon interactive squares, and various large and small shopping malls and shops.

As before, the Devon Company construction team is carrying out some construction tasks in Hearthome City.

There are also big monsters in the Sinnoh Region, such as the Sinnoh Chamber of Commerce, which have also invested heavily in Hearthome City.

Not to mention Hearthome Gym, one of the biggest gyms in the Sinnoh Region.

Can be said.

This is definitely a fat and oily city.

Natsu chose Hearthome City, not only because it had a lot of room to grow, but also because it could spread to Solaceon City.

Hearthome City was the closest city to Solaceon City, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the gateway to Solaceon City.

In some case, Natsu hopes to take over the Hunter's Guild business in Hearthome City.

Even if he only had one city in charge, that would be enough.

Miss Q laughed with a grin, "Of course you have to choose a good place."

Hearthome City is also close to the mountains of Mt. Coronet, so don't worry about Pokemon resources.

But Miss Q looked at Natsu deeply, with a sweet and tight smile.

"That's not impossible."

Lean forward slightly.

Natsu also doesn't know why Miss Q likes to wear off-the-shoulder dresses and always leans forward.

But when the boss wants to talk, you have to look carefully, listen carefully, OK?

"You have to help me with one more thing."

"What's that?" Natsu slowly looked through the knitting.

He had too many things to do during this time. He just wanted to cool off and settle down, focusing on growing Pokemon, building Gyms, and publishing papers.

Natsu saw Miss Q smiled mysteriously, "I'll tell you later, it won't be difficult for you anyway."

Natsu looked down and thought for a moment.

Later?

Let's get the benefits first, anyway, even if he doesn't want to do anything in the future, he can refuse.

Maybe Agatha will let him complete the mission after a while?

"By the way, where's Joanna?" Miss Q suddenly asked.

"I sent her elsewhere."

Something else?

Miss Q looked at him meaningfully, "Are you digging my corner in front of me?"

Natsu touched his nose slightly embarrassed.

"You said that"

"What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours. Do you mean to say that?

Not waiting after Natsu finished speaking, Miss Q picked up her sentence.

"I didn't say that."

Miss Q chuckled, stood up and stretched out, showing Natsu her beautiful curves unreservedly.

"I will take a bath."

Natsu looked out the window.

The sun is shining bright.

"Great day"

"Are you guys together?"

Miss Q moved towards Natsu with raised eyebrows, her eyes full of temptation and seduction.

"Cough, what, I'm going first."

Natsu ran as if running away.

Can't stand it, this time really can't stand it.

Miss Q started to take off her shoulder straps, he really didn't dare to stay.

Seeing Natsu running away.

Miss Q clenched her fists, raised her chin, and showed a victorious smile.

The fight with this guy, he finally won back the game.

It will take a while.

The upturned corner of her mouth did not recover, and she muttered under her breath.

"The Alola Region is a big cake, can you eat it?"

This time.

Natsu and Joanna returned, but the other core hunters didn't.

There were some things that the other top seats didn't know, but she still knew.

"But Interesting, how fun~~"

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Solaceon City

"Mr Natsu, you're back, the time is right." Kikuya greeted Natsu who had just returned at the door.

"What's wrong? Miss Kikuya, are you going?"

Kikuya, as Sakuragi's assistant, has been living in Solaceon City for a long time.

She also helps Natsu with many things, otherwise he would never be able to "relax" like he is now.

Gyms are responsible for the opening of many large and small businesses.

Kikuya has done more for the Gym than Natsu, frankly.

Kikuya pursed her lips and said with some regret: "Teacher is about to become a Professor, and the Alliance appointment letter has dropped. I may need to return to help teacher preside over some award-giving matters. Private teacher Laboratory will also be built soon.

But don't worry, I've already selected a few candidates, and if they're suitable, I'll quickly let them take over the Gym affairs, There's nothing wrong."

Will Sakuragi eventually become a Professor?

When Natsu first met Sakuragi, many people said that he had made the default appointment as a Professor, and all procedures had been postponed until now which was painfully slow.

"Yes, when the time comes. If I have time, I will definitely attend." Natsu said seriously.

"In what identity?" Kikuya blinked, slightly curious.

Natsu laughed "I'm not sure yet, let's see."

"en."

As Sakuragi's assistant, things on the research forum, Kikuya was also concerned.

She is also concerned about the rumors that Natsu presented with Feebas and Milotic's paper.

She didn't doubt the authenticity of Natsu's paper.

Despite these years, it's not uncommon to use eye-catching paper to grab attention.

But she didn't think Natsu was that kind of person.

Now Natsu has a small reputation in the Pokémon research community, and there is no need to ruin his reputation in this way.

Just wondering what identity Natsu will use to participate in Professor Sakuragi's title ceremony.

She understood that Natsu wanted to hide his identity.

After all, Natsu was able to achieve this feat at such a young age, and he has to worry about the few people who think about it.

As a student of Sakuragi, a researcher who also showed her fame early on, she had a deep understanding.

"By the way, I actually wanted to tell you something else today." Kikuya remembered that she had not told Natsu.

"What is the problem?"

Is there anything more important than Kikuya's departure?

After saying that, Kikuya took out the Gym's recent financial report.

Don't think about it.

It's still red.

But compared to when the Gym first opened, the word is much smaller.

Seeing this deficit report, Natsu couldn't help but smile.

Even though he knew the Gym was a long term "business," he had put too much money into it.

"That's right. Yesterday, the Chief-In-Charge of Devon Corporation in Sinnoh Region came to me hoping to launch a joint activity with our Gym. If everything goes well, the Gym might be officially finished."

Natsu's eyes shone.

"A Devon Corporate Event?"

"Well, they wanted to use our Gym as a venue for the 'Devon's Little Cup' and invited several trainers from a nearby town to take part in the competition."

Kikuya took out something similar to a contract, with a lot of content and information explained inside.

Devon's Little Cup?

Natsu knew that before.

Open a gym and want to make a profit.

Receiving Trainers from around the world is only a very small part. It was an obligation that the Alliance had to carry out. Of course, the Alliance will also bear some costs.

And making such large and small cups is a big one.

It's not just about the ticket money, the point is that it can boost the economic development of the entire Solaceon City.

Such as hotels, restaurants, advertisements, sponsorships, etc.

Like the last "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament" that was held on Lily of the Valley Island, it attracted a lot of attention.

Trainers and spectators from various Regions flocked to Lily of the Valley Island.

God knows how much money Lily of the Valley Island made after its completion.

After all, it's definitely not a small number.

If the cup is being held in Solaceon City, select a Gym as the venue.

Tickets, sponsored ads, booth rentals in front of the gym, and more, these are all places to make money.

And it can also increase the popularity of Solaceon City and promote the development of Solaceon City.

The Devon Corporation has invested a lot of money in Solaceon City, and the quickly built commercial road in front of the Gym is the best proof of that.

The investment to build a city must be large, but if it does well, the return later on should be large too.

If not, is it a Devon company, the local Sinnoh Chamber of Commerce in Sinnoh, or even Silph Co. in the Kanto Region, they more or less asked Natsu, the Gym Leader, to talk about additional constructions?

They were all Grand Duke's corporations, and they wouldn't make a bad deal.

Even if Devon was there because of Steven and Natsu's relationship, they wouldn't be in arrears.

"That's a good thing," Natsu concluded quickly.

"Well, but the Devon Company's words are I hope you, Natsu, can play Gym Leader, as the runner-up of 'Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament'.

For example, at the opening ceremony, there is an exhibition match, and at the closing ceremony, you can play against the champion to increase popularity and attractiveness." Kikuya explained.

This kind of activity must have been carried out by many Devon companies.

They have a complete planning team, promotion team and operations team, so their business skills are highly skilled.

Natsu understood what it meant and nodded: "I shouldn't be too busy during this time, so I can attend."

Hearing this, Kikuya smiled.

"Okay, then I'll go to reply there. Then you should choose Gym management as soon as possible in the last two days, so that I can bring him to do activities and take over more quickly."

"Wait, what about the cup prize?" he asked.

"It's still under discussion, and the details haven't been decided yet. If you have any suggestions, I can help you talk to the other party."

Natsu rubbed his chin gently.

Present?

He actually had some ideas.

"Understood."

After saying this, Kikuya walked away.

Watching her leave, Natsu couldn't help but click his mouth.

"Selecting a gym administrator is not easy."

That's how it was planned.

But sometimes, things can move in directions even Devon couldn't predict.

Before.

This is just a small cup game, with Solaceon City as the center, it can spread to several cities and attract 30 or 40 small reputation Trainers, even if it is very successful.

Natsu's gym isn't that big.

That's the number of spectators that can be accommodated.

It doesn't make the competition big.

But yes.

There are always a few people who have some ideas in mind when they find out that the champion could fight against Natsu.

As an example.

Leon who has completed the Gym in Eterna City.

Yang wants to do full battle again with Natsu.

Another example.

Some of them lost to Natsu in the "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament", or those who couldn't play.

Don't underestimate the influence of the "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament".

This is arguably the most successful and influential game the Alliance has hosted in recent years.

After all, six Regions were covered.

In addition, the venue is still in the Sinnoh Region.

Even the Champion and Runner-up were won by the Sinnoh Region.

The influence of this game on the Sinnoh Region is naturally the greatest.

It's like an e-sports competition in Natsu's real world.

If two teams from your own region meet for the finals, wouldn't the players in this region be the same as New Year's?

The "year" in "New Year" refers to the "year" of the "full year".

Whether he is champion or runner-up is ours!

Natsu, the runner-up, abstained from the final for several reasons.

In the eyes of many people, he is not much different from the champion.

And recently.

As the views and views of some videos on the official Alliance website skyrocketed, Natsu's title of "Tactical Master" became more and more famous.

Of course it also caused many people to want to increase their fame by defeating Natsu.

So say.

Devon's planning team has a great idea, but they still underestimate Natsu's current fame and influence.

Sinnoh's double star name, do you think it was launched by the Sinnoh Alliance?

Isn't that what Natsu and Shirona from the Sinnoh Region called after they won the title of "Lily Valley Youth Tournament"?

Because of that.

While Natsu was busy with other things, the development of the "Devon's Little Cup" was somewhat beyond the expectations of the majority.

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(end of this chapter)